vesicate

[ ves-i-keyt ]
/ ˈvɛs ɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object), ves·i·cat·ed, ves·i·cat·ing.

to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.

Origin of vesicate

1650–60; < New Latin vēsīcātus (past participle of vēsīcāre to blister), equivalent to vēsīc(a) (see vesica) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM vesicate

ves·i·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby vesicate

vesical hematuria, vesical hernia, vesical triangle, vesical vein, vesicant, vesicate, vesication, vesicatory, vesicle, vesico-, vesicocele

British Dictionary definitions for vesicate

vesicate
/ (ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt) /

verb

to blister

Derived forms of vesicate

vesication, noun

Word Origin for vesicate

C17: from New Latin vēsīcāre to blister; see vesica